23.4.18

€25,000 per minute Messi zooms past Ronaldo as top earner

Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest earner in
world football while Jose Mourinho tops the managers’ chart, according
to France Football magazine.
The Barcelona attacker is a long way ahead in the figures for the
current season, pulling in 126 million euros ($154mn) in salary, bonuses
and commercial revenue while his great Real Madrid rival is making 94mn
euros.
Last season ‘CR7’ led with 87.5mn euros with Messi on 76.5mn euros.

That works out at 25,000 euros per minute pitch time this season for
Messi in La Liga, the Champions League, the Spanish Cup and Supercup and
four international appearances for Argentina this season, and assuming
he plays all of Barcelona’s five remaining games.
The two players who have split the last 10 Ballons d’Or are followed
by Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian star Neymar on 81.5mn euros in the
calculations to be published by France Football on Tuesday and released
to AFP Monday.
There is a big gap to Ronaldo’s Real teammate Gareth Bale on 44mn euros and Barca defender Gerard Pique on 29mn euros.
Among coaches, Manchester United’s Mourinho remains the biggest earner with 26 mn euros.
Next comes China boss Marcello Lippi on 23mn euros, follwoed by Diego
Simeone at Atletico Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, who has won the last two
Champions League titles at Real and Pep Guardiola, who has just led
Manchester City to the English Premier League.
Top 5 player earners (gross wages, bonuses and commercial revenue in the 2017-2018 season):
1. Lionel Messi (ARG/Barcelona): 126 mn euros
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Real Madrid: 94mn euros
3. Neymar (BRA/Paris Saint-Germain): 81.5 mn euros
4. Gareth Bale (WAL/Real Madrid): 44 mn euros
5. Gerard Pique (ESP/Barcelona): 29 mn euros
Top 5 coaches (gross wages, bonuses and commercial revenue in the 2017-2018 season):
1. Jose Mourinho (POR/Manchester United): 26 mn euros
2. Marcello Lippi (ITA/China): 23 mn euros
3. Diego Simeone (ARG/Atletico Madrid): 22 mn euros
4. Zinedine Zidane (FRA/Real Madrid): 21 mn euros
5. Pep Guardiola (ESP/Manchester City): 20 mn euros